Southern Altai edit

Etymology edit

From Common Turkic *čïy, *čïy-ïk (wet, soaking, moist; dew; moisture; raw). Compare to Kyrgyz чык (cık, dew, moisture), etc.

Noun edit

чык (čïk)

  1. moisture

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чык”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN